Star Fox Adventures

Let's talk graphics first of all... The Star Fox Adventures GameCube game has excellent quality graphics, especially the graphics for water; I could swear that was real stuff. The way they manage to do the fur on all the animals is very good too.

World and plot line... Hmm. I do like the unusual use of dinosaurs for inhabitants, and Prince Trippy is cool when he isn't bugging you about his empty stomach =P. (Is it me, or does he have the voice of a fifteen year old? I swear his voice has broken, so why does he still want to play fetch with his ball?) The challenges and dungeons have some grand ideas. The magic system is...well, I wasn't so keen on that. It was a good idea, potentially, but a bit shallow.

Characters... Trippy is a funky fellow, we've established that, and a fantastic idea for Slippy's guidance. Bravo. Fox is pretty cool at times, though his attitude can sometimes be irritating. But I assure you now, I had an instant loathing for Krystal. The most cliched character you will ever find in a video game, I promise. Gag-worthy. I mean it.

The plot line bears a very similar resemblance to Zelda's. Not that that's a bad thing, of course, but the splitting up of dungeons into their type of environment and returning of precious magical items is particularly found throughout all the Zelda games. Oh well.

Overall, it is a very good game, but some flaws stop it from being awesome.

WOW! For my birthday I got Wrestlemania X8 and this. Guess what I played the most? I switched on Wrestlemania, got a few belts, got bored, put it in the cupboard and played on Starfox. End of story. It's still in my Gamecube and my birthday is in April! I just love this game.

If you have played Jet Force Gemini before (N64) then you will recognize the music, which is great of course. It really adds atmosphere to this already characterful game.

The graphics are good, if not the best they're not too far off! The realism is incredible, if the air is thin, fox might start coughing unconrolably and he'll reel with pain if you drops down too far. Even the dinosaurs look realistic, despite the fact that they can talk! The game has a typically Zelda style format (it's made by the same people) including bomb plants. Another thing that's superb with this game is that almost every character (even minor ones) has a voice, a first (I think) for a Nintendo game, hurrah!

Let's just say, my friend (PS2 owner) has GT3, GTA3, MGS2, FF10 and he still wants above all else to play on Starfox! I don't blame him! It's very hard to put this game down! Everything in this game is right so if you ever have the option, but this game! You won't be dissapointed!

Star Fox Adventures (from Rare) is a really cool game. Like I said, it is a Zelda clone, so expect some fairly challanging puzzles. Asking Slippy for help can be extremely helpful when you are stuck (and if it doesn't help, you will probubly destroy your gamecube in frustration).